The Middle East and hepatitis C virus infection: does it need special attention?

[...]ministries of health need to become better at identifying patients with HCV infection because most people with the infection are unaware that they have the disease.4 Then, screening systems should be designed to identify patients infected with HCV, first in high-risk populations such as people...

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Published in:The Lancet infectious diseases 2016-09, Vol.16 (9), p.1006-1007
Main Authors: Alavian, Seyed Moayed, Rezaee-Zavareh, Mohammad Saeid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Health care policy
Health risk assessment
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - prevention & control
Hepatitis C - therapy
Hepatitis C - virology
Hepatitis C virus
Humans
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Iran - epidemiology
Liver diseases
Medical personnel
Prevalence
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Summary:[...]ministries of health need to become better at identifying patients with HCV infection because most people with the infection are unaware that they have the disease.4 Then, screening systems should be designed to identify patients infected with HCV, first in high-risk populations such as people who inject drugs, and then in the general population, to achieve the goal of HCV elimination.4 Fourth, family doctors, as the most accessible health-care personnel, should be trained regarding HCV treatment and could be guided via telecommunications for this purpose.5 Fifth, the media should be used to increase general awareness about HCV infection and help the process of identifying patients with HCV infection.
ISSN:1473-3099
1474-4457
DOI:10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30264-X